For this podcast we talked to James Gardner, who is Head of Innovation and Research at Lloyds TSB. James shared his experience with innovation processes in banking and gives us some useful insights into managing innovation. In the podcast he explains how to prioritize among a large number of ideas and outlines how to measure […]

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David Maude, author of the reference book “Global Private Banking and Wealth Management: The New Realities” and independant consultant, gave us his views on private banking.

Privatebankinginnovation.com: What is the essence of private banking?
In principle, three key things:

The client base, which largely comprises the very wealthiest individuals and their families.
The nature of the client relationship, […]

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Arvetica talked to Mr. Hans-Rudolf Rütti, director of the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken, about the art of exclusive client relationships and what his experience could mean for private banking. His insights are all the more interesting, since the Victoria Jungfrau was ranked second best of Switzerland in the 2006 Bilanz City- […]

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Video: Denis Martin is the only chef in Switzerland to practice molecular gastronomy. Combined with an innovative mind and an excellent cuisine this has given him and his restaurant numerous distinctions, such as two stars in the Guide Michelin and 3 toques in the Gault & Millau.
We had the wonderful opportunity to chat with the […]

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Today I was invited to Professor Jeffrey Huang’s class on “The Architecture of Banking” to comment on his students’ projects at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). It was quite a fun experience because the students explored a variety of different types of banks to match them with suitable concepts of space and […]

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Venture Philantropy is rapidly becoming a small, but indispensable part of any private banking and wealth management offer.
In this context we did a webcast with Etienne Eichenberger, co-founder of a start-up called WISE. The abbreviation stands for “Wealthy Individuals and Social Entrepreneurs” and indicates the company’s value proposition of connecting projects and entrepreneurs in the […]

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